Both Liverpool and Manchester United needs the three point ahead of their clash at Anfield and Diogo Jota believes it will be a tough test for them against the Red Devils.
Liverpool forward Diogo Jota admits to tough test against Manchester United in the Premier League as they hope to catch Manchester City.
The clash at Anfield is one out of the seven game that will determine the Premier League title race for the Reds.
The last time both teams met the Reds defeated Manchester United 5-0 at the Old Trafford stadium.
Diogo Jota who spoke to the media ahead of the game at Anfield tomorrow stated that the game will not be an easy game.
“We know what it means to the fans, these kinds of classic game”, Jota told reporters. It will be very tough for us and the first of seven finals that we have until the end of the season. So, [to] win is the only chance for us, even though it is not going to be easy to do that, so we need to be at our best.”
Jota was in the team that defeat Ole Gunner Solskjaer’s United at Old Trafford but the Portuguese insists they will not be carried away with their last win.
“That was a great day for us, for the fans, for everyone to remember for a while”, Jota said about the 5-0 win in the first leg. But we cannot get distracted by that result, because it will be nonsense from our side if we think it is going to be easy, or something, because Man United is never going to be easy.
“I think we did a fantastic job that day at Old Trafford and we need to be next to that level if you want to grab another three points.”
Jota reflect on the motivation behind them closing the gap between themselves and League leaders Manchester City.
“We always want to win, but December is always a tough period when you play loads of games. Sometimes you don’t have enough time to rest, and we had some injuries as well, some sent off. It’s a hard period. You need to survive, of course. City got a little bit of an advantage in those periods, but then regroup and go again.
“I remember Jürgen said that we were going on a mission to win every single game. At the time, I think it was [the] Brentford game, so we just grabbed three [points] after three after three. That’s what makes us close to the first place at this moment. Now, we need to wait for them to drop points again. We need to do our job, so that’s what we need to be focused on, because it is not easy to win seven Premier League games in a row.”
Both Liverpool and Manchester United needs the three points more than ever in the Premier League.
Liverpool wants hope to get a win in other to move closer to Manchester City while Rangnick’s side wants to get into the top four spot.
